When does a prefabricated hallway draw the attention of the international media and ignite the dreams of children the world over? That would be when it’s the Node 2 Harmony module, a component of the International Space Station scheduled to fly up next Tuesday.
Acting as a connecting port between labs and spacecraft, Harmony is 21 feet long and 14 ft wide, and will also serve as a work platform. The extra square footage will also please those aboard, as they’ll be able to use it as living and working space, according to NASA.
Sept. 12, 2007
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> Katherine Trinidad
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> MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-117
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> NASA SHOWCASES NEXT SPACE STATION COMPONENT
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> CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Kennedy Space Center will hold a media
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> event at 10 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, Sept. 18, to highlight the next piece
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> mission STS-120, targeted for launch Oct. 23.
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> Harmony will act as an internal connecting port and passageway to
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> additional international science labs and cargo spacecraft. The
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> pressurized module will increase the living and working space inside
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> the station and serve as a work platform outside for the station's
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> robotic arm. The module is approximately 21 feet long and 14 feet in
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> During the event, reporters at the Space Station Processing Facility
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> processing Harmony for flight. Harmony is scheduled to be transferred
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> Media attending the event should arrive at Kennedy's news center by
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> The processing facility is an operational area. All participants must
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